India, April 3 -- The sudden imposition of Equalization Levy (EL) on e-commerce services without the Permanent Establishment in India is a shock for the sector, especially in such challenging times, according to the Internet and Mobile Association of India.

IAMAI, which represents the digital services sector in India, has reached out to the government on this matter on behalf of the sector at large.

The association expressed anguish over the fact that the original budget speech by the Honourable Finance Minister did not have any such suggestions. Since mid of March, the entire sector was caught up in the impending challenge of COVID-19 and the restrictive counter-measures much like the rest of the economy.

The Finance Bill which was fi...